Not long after my item on the “conservative” Christopher Hitchens, AP sent this correction out to their subscribers (thanks to a journalist reader):
The Nation-Columnist, 1st Ld-Writethru, a0596,0450
Christopher Hitchens, longtime columnist for The Nation, announces his
departure
Eds: SUBS 1st graf to CORRECT description to ‘maverick’ sted ‘conservative’;
Ah, that term “maverick.” I think it means: “We don’t have a clue, but this seems safe.” The correction arrived at 1.45 pm. I had a cow at 12.42 pm. Ah, the blogosphere!
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